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Psychological Disorders
Psychology 7a with Hogedorn at University of California - Irvine
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By: Alison Rufo
Created: 2010-12-01
Size: 25 flashcards
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Created: 2010-12-01
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM IV)
-covers all mental health disorders, describes disorders, statistics, prognosis, research concerning treatment approaches
-RELIABLE
-main criticism - notation of LABELING people
-RELIABLE
-main criticism - notation of LABELING people
Anxiety Disorders
anxiety becomes so magnified that it becomes disruptive to the person's life
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-feeling anxious all the time without needing to be
since the person can't identify the cause of the anxiety, they can't AVOID the cause either
since the person can't identify the cause of the anxiety, they can't AVOID the cause either
Panic Disorder (panic attacks)
episodes of intense dread
agoraphobia
fear of being in any place or situation from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing in the event of a panic attack
Phobias
-worries or fears of a particular stimulus or situation that is out of proportion to its real danger
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
-people do unnatural things over and over, even when they know their actions are irrational
-obsessions- persistent and repetitive thoughts and impulses
-compulsions- behaviors that result from obsessions
Ex: Cleaning ---> OCD and "checking"
-obsessions- persistent and repetitive thoughts and impulses
-compulsions- behaviors that result from obsessions
Ex: Cleaning ---> OCD and "checking"
Classical Conditioning
ex: Claustrophobia
closed space (CS) + inability to escape (US) = fear (CR)
closed space (CS) + inability to escape (US) = fear (CR)
Observational Learning
explains how people gets a certain phobia or obsessions where people can't identify the pairing of a specific experience and fear
Biological Influences
-Natural Selection- Humans biologically prepares to fear the threatse that our ancestors faces
-Genes- Identical twins often develop similar phobias, even when raised separately
-Genes- Identical twins often develop similar phobias, even when raised separately
Mood Disorders
involves states of intense positive or negative emotion
Major Depressive Disorder
prolonged depressed mood or loss of interest in most daily activities
Bipolar Disorder (manic disorders)
-euphoria, elated mood, hyperactivity, inability to sleep, extreme talkativeness, increased agitation
-1% population
-1% population
Biological Influences
-mood disorders run in families
-the brain
-the brain
Social Cognitive Influences
-Self-defeating beliefs
-explanatory style
-explanatory style
unlearned helplessness
when people experience unavoidable failure they give up and become depressed
-more towards women
-more towards women
Explanatory Style
-the way people explain things that happen to them
-NEGATIVE explanatory style: Internal, Stable, and Global
-NEGATIVE explanatory style: Internal, Stable, and Global
Explanatory Style: Internal
causes within themselves
-ex: "I failed the test because I am stupid"
-ex: "I failed the test because I am stupid"
Explanatory Style: Stable
causes that will continue n time
-"I will always be dumb"
-"I will always be dumb"
Explanatory Style: Global
attribution prediction future at a wide range of tasks
"I will probably fail my other tests too"
"I will probably fail my other tests too"
Schizophrenia
delusions- false and illogical beliefs
hallucinations- seeing visions or hearing soundcs that are not actually there
-"split mind"
hallucinations- seeing visions or hearing soundcs that are not actually there
-"split mind"
Delusions
-false beliefs that don't mesh with reality
-ex: someone is following them)
-ex: someone is following them)
word salad
jumping from one idea to another while speaking
Hallucinations
-sensory experience without sensory stimulation
-usually auditory
-ex: hear voices and id not saying nice things
-usually auditory
-ex: hear voices and id not saying nice things
Dopamine overactivities
-intestifies brain signals and create the POSITIVE symptom such as hallucination and delusions
About this deck
By: Alison Rufo
Created: 2010-12-01
Size: 25 flashcards
Views: 8
Created: 2010-12-01
Size: 25 flashcards
Views: 8
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